HanesBrands, Winston-Salem, N.C., recently earned the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Footprint social impact award for supporting at-risk youth in El Salvador.
As part of Hanes’ 10-year partnership with nonprofit Glasswing Intl., the company has donated more than $1.2 million to help upgrade schools’ infrastructure and aesthetics; offer after-school educational, athletic and artistic activities; and provide continuing training and development opportunities for teachers, according to the company. The efforts of Hanes’ volunteers have benefited more than 5,000 Salvadorian children.
The CSR Footprint award is sponsored by Grupo Cerca Publishing and FUNDEMAS, a nonprofit that promotes corporate social responsibility to advance El Salvador’s economic and social development.
“Earning the CSR Footprint award for our work in El Salvador schools is an incredible honor for our company and our employees who help make it possible,” says Teddy Mendoza, HanesBrands’ regional manager of corporate social responsibility. “Reducing the student dropout rate is critical to improving the quality of life in El Salvador, and we’re very proud that the initiative is playing an important role in keeping at-risk youth safe and engaged in school.”
Part of HanesBrands’ Hanes for Good corporate social responsibility program, the effort focuses on workplace quality, philanthropy, community building and environmental stewardship. The company also supports a variety of Glasswing programs in El Salvador, Honduras and the Dominican Republic.
“HanesBrands was one of the first companies to support Glasswing Intl., which has now served more than 1 million people in 16 countries,” Mendoza says. “Our program in El Salvador’s schools is successful in large part due to our strong partnership with the organization.”
For more information on Hanes’ CSR initiatives, click here. — D.S.
